‘This is the self before something runs through our consciousness.’
Katagiri Roshi
Chan / Seon / Zen
Morning meditation — The Way is a Fundamental Part.
‘The way is a fundamental part of everybody. Its essence is to penetrate Enlightenment and to leave no trace of this attainment.’
Bassui Tokushō
Morning meditation — Don’t Hate the Arising of Thoughts.
‘Don’t hate the arising of thoughts or stop the thoughts that arise. Just realise that our original mind is beyond thought.’
Bankei
Morning meditation — When you see the Moon.
‘When you see the moon yourself, you realise there is no moon to point to after all.’
Bassui Tokushō
Morning meditation: This What-is-just-is.
‘This what-is-just-is, or thusness, is not a state of being that we can know through our consciousness.’
Katagiri Roshi
Morning Meditation: Buddhas vary, but none leave.
‘Buddhas vary, but none leave their own mind. The mind’s capacity is limitless, and its manifestations are inexhaustible.’
Bodhidharma
Morning meditation: The Problem Is.
‘The problem is that our consciousness is always working, going this way, that way, in every direction from moment to moment.’
Katagiri Roshi
Morning meditation — Stop Running after Fleeting Thoughts.
‘If you stop running after fleeting thoughts, you’ll be no different from the Buddha.’
Zen Master Rinzai
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